CROSS REFERENCES International rules for navigation at sea, see section 1061 of this title. two hundred and two of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and sections one and three of chapter one hundred and two of the laws of eighteen hundred and ninety-five, and sections five, twelve, and thirteen of the Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An Act to amend the laws relating to navigation," and all amendments thereto, are hereby repealed so far as the harbors, rivers, and inland waters aforesaid (except the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters as far east as Montreal and the Red River of the North and rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico, and their tributaries) are concerned." Similar rules The acts partially repealed by section 5 of Act June 7, 1897, were as follows: R. S. § 4233 (set forth in chapter 5 of this title) establishing rules for preventing collisions on the water; R. S. $4412 (paragraph 1 of former sec. 381 of Title 46, Shipping), authorizing the board of supervising inspectors to establish regulations for steam-vessels; R. S. § 4413 (paragraph 2 of former sec. 381, Title 46), providing a penalty for a violation of such regulations; Act March 3, 1893, ch. 202, amending R.S. § 4233; act Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, adopting R.S. § 4233 as the special rules for the navigation of harbors, rivers, and inland waters; and act March 3, 1897, ch. 389, §§ 5, 12, 13, amending R.S. § 4233. PRIOR LAW The rules for preventing collision prescribed by R. S. § 4233 to be followed by vessels of the Navy and mercantile marine of the United States, applicable originally to all waters, were superseded as to navigation on the high seas and waters connected therewith by the International Rules (act Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802 [former sec. 61 et seq.]), were superseded as to navigation on the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters as far east as Montreal, by act Feb. 8, 1895, ch. 64 (chapter 4 of this title); were adopted as special rules for the navigation of harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States, except the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters as far east as Montreal by act of Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102 (see historical note to section 301 of this title); and were superseded by act June 7, 1897, ch. 4, as to navigation of all harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States except as specified in this paragraph, leaving them applicable solely to the Red River of the North and the rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and their tributaries (see chapter 5 of this title). CROSS REFERENCES Motorboats exempt from carrying copies of pilot rules. see section 526k of Title 46, Shipping. Navy and Coast Guard vessels exempt from compliance with this section, see section 356 of this title. Similar rules International rules for navigation at sea, see section 1051 of this title. Navigation rules for Great Lakes and their connection and tributary waters, see section 241 of this title. Navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries, see section 301 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 157, 356 of this title. § 155. "Sailing vessel," "steam vessel," and "under way" defined. In the following rules every steam vessel which is under sail and not under steam is to be considered a sailing vessel, and every vessel under steam, whether under sail or not, is to be considered a steam vessel. The word "steam vessel" shall include any vessel propelled by machinery. A vessel is "under way", within the meaning of these rules, when she is not at anchor, or made fast to the shore, or aground. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 96.) Navigation rules for Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters, see section 242 of this title. Navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries, see section 302 of this title. § 156. "Visible" as applied to lights defined. The word "visible" in these rules, when applied to lights, shall mean visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 96.) CROSS REFERENCES Rules concerning lights, see section 171 et seq. of this title. Similar rules International rules for navigation at sea, see section 1061 of this title. Navigation rules for Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters, see section 251 of this title. Navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries, see section 302 of this title. § 157. Special rules authorized; publication; hearings. (a) The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish such rules to be observed, on the waters described in section 154 of this title, by steam vessels in passing each other and as to the lights and day signals to be carried on such waters by ferryboats, by vessels and craft of all types when in tow of steam vessels or operating by hand power or horsepower or drifting with the current, and by any other vessels not otherwise provided for, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, as he from time to time may deem necessary for safety, which rules are declared special rules duly made by local authority. A pamphlet containing such chapter and regulations shall be furnished to all vessels and craft subject to this chapter. On vessels and craft over sixty-five feet in length the pamphlet shall, where practicable, be kept on board and available for ready reference. (b) Except in an emergency, before any rules or any alteration, amendment, or repeal thereof, are established by the Secretary under the provisions of this section, the said Secretary shall publish the proposed rules, alterations, amendments, or repeals, and public hearings shall be held with respect thereto on such notice as the Secretary deems reasonable under the circumstances. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 2, 30 Stat. 102; May 25, 1914, ch. 98, 38 Stat. 381; June 30, 1932, ch. 314, §§ 501, 502 (b), 47 Stat. 415; May 27, 1936, ch. 463, § 1, 49 Stat. 1380; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 101-104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097; May 21, 1948, ch. 328, § 3, 62 Stat. 249; Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85-656, § 1, 72 Stat. 612.) AMENDMENTS 1958-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-656 substituted "Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating" for "Commandant of the United States Coast Guard", authorized establishment of rules for day signals, eliminated provisions requiring posting of copies of the rules in a conspicuous place, and inserted provisions requiring, where practicable, every vessel and craft over 65 feet in length to keep a pamphlet on board and available for ready reference. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85-656 substituted "Secretary" for "Commandant of the United States Coast Guard" and "Commandant", and eliminated provisions which required the hearing to be held before the Coast Guard Merchant Marine Council. 1948-Act May 21, 1948, designated existing provisions thereof as subsec. (a), transferred by Congressional enactment the functions of the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, and the supervising inspectors to the Commandant of the Coast Guard which had been previously transferred to him by 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, set out in a note under section 1 of Title 46, Shipping, and added subsec. (b). 1914-Act May 25, 1914, extended rule making authority "as to the lights and day signals to be carried by vessels, dredges of all types, and vessels working on wrecks or other obstruction to navigation or moored for submarine operations, or made fast to a sunken object which may drift with the tide or be towed"; substituted "Secretary of Commerce" for "Secretary of the Treasury"; furnished copies of the rules to "barges, dredges, canal boats, vessels working on wrecks"; and required the posting thereof on "barges, dredges, and boats". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1948 AMENDMENT Section effective Jan. 1, 1949, see note set out under section 301 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation and the supervising inspectors of steam vessels under this section were transferred to the Commandant of the Coast Guard by 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation was the designation given to the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection by act May 27, 1936. "Director of Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection" (into which Steamboat Inspection Service and Bureau of Navigation were consolidated) was substituted for "Supervising Inspector General" on authority of act June 30, 1932, §§ 501, 502 (b). The Coast Guard was transferred to the Department of Transportation and all functions, powers, and duties, relating to the Coast Guard, of the Secretary of the Treasury and of other offices and officers of the Department of the Treasury were transferred to the Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89-670, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 931, which created the Department of Transportation. See section 1655 (b) of Title 49, Transportation. All functions of all officers of the Department of the Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, set out in the Appendix to Title 5. Such Plan excepted, from the transfer, the functions of the Coast Guard, and of the Commandant thereof, when the Coast Guard is operating as a part of the Navy under sections 1 and 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard. CROSS REFERENCES Navy and Coast Guard vessels exempt from compliance with this section, see section 356 of this title. Similar rules Navigation rules for Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters, see section 243 of this title. Navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries, see section 353 of this title. Steam vessels approaching, meeting, passing or crossing one another, see sections 203 and 204 of this title. § 157a. Regulations for navigation or operation under bridges over navigable waters. (a) Lights, signals, and other navigational means and appliances; departure from rules. The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may permit vessels desiring to navigate or operate under bridges constructed over navigable waters of the United States to temporarily lower any lights, day signals, or other navigational means and appliances prescribed or required pursuant to law, rule, or regulation, and, if necessary, may authorize vessels so navigating or operating to depart from the rules to prevent collisions as prescribed by law, rule, or regulation. The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may also prescribe such special regulations to be observed by vessels so navigating or operating as in his judgment the public safety may require for the prevention of collisions. (b) Publication of notice of regulations. Notice of the regulations to accomplish the purposes of this section shall be published in the Federal Register and in the Notice to Mariners, and after the effective date specified in such notices, such regulations shall have the force of law. (c) Penalties. Any person who navigates or operates a vessel in violation of the regulations established pursuant to this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $500. In addition, any vessel navigated or operated in violation of the regulations established pursuant to this section shall be liable to a penalty of $500, for which sum such vessel may be seized and proceeded against, by way of libel, in the district court of the United States for any district within which such vessel may be found. (Pub. L. 88-163, Oct. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 281.) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS The Coast Guard was transferred to the Department of Transportation and all functions, powers, and duties, relating to the Coast Guard, of the Secretary of the Treasury and of other offices and officers of the Department of the Treasury were transferred to the Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89-670, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 931, which created the Department of Transportation. See section 1655 (b) of Title 49, Transportation. § 158. Penalty for violations by pilot, engineer, mate, or master. Every licensed and unlicensed pilot, engineer, mate, or master of any vessel who violates the provisions of this chapter or the regulations established pursuant hereto shall be liable to a penalty of not exceeding $500, and for all damages sustained by any passenger, in his person or baggage, as a result of such violation: Provided, That nothing herein shall relieve any vessel, owner, or corporation from any liability incurred by reason of such violation. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 3, 30 Stat. 102; May 21, 1948, ch. 328, § 3, 62 Stat. 249; Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85-656, § 1, 72 Stat. 612.) CODIFICATION See notes to first paragraph of section 1 of act June 7, 1897 (section 154 of this title). AMENDMENTS 1958-Pub. L. 85-656 included violations by both 11censed and unlicensed pilots, engineers, mates, or masters, increased the penalty from $100 to not more than $500, and substituted "any vessel who violates the provisions of this chapter" for "any steam vessel, as defined in section 302 of this title, and every master or mate of any barge or canal boat, who neglects or refuses to observe the provisions of this chapter". 1948-Act May 21, 1948, increased the penalty from $50 to $100. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1948 AMENDMENT Section effective Jan. 1, 1949, see note set out under section 301 of this title. CROSS REFERENCES Navy and Coast Guard vessels exempt from compliance with this section, see section 356 of this title. Similar rule, navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries, see section 354 of this title. § 159. Penalty for violations by vessel. Every vessel which is navigated in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations established pursuant hereto shall be liable to a penalty of $500, one-half to go to the informer, for which sum such vessel may be seized and proceeded against by action in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the offense. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 4, 30 Stat. 103; May 21, 1948, ch. 328, § 3, 62 Stat. 249; Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85-656, § 1, 72 Stat. 612.) § 172. Lights of steam vessel under way (article 2). A steam vessel when under way shall carry(a) On or in front of the foremast, or, if a vessel without a foremast, then in the fore part of the vessel, a bright white light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least five miles. (b) On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. (c) On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. (d) The said green and red side lights shall be fitted with inboard screens projecting at least three feet forward from the light, so as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow. (e) A seagoing steam vessel when under way may carry an additional white light similar in construction to the light mentioned in subdivision (a) of this section. These two lights shall be so placed in line with the keel that one shall be at least fifteen feet higher than the other, and in such a position with reference to each other that the lower light shall be forward of the upper one. The vertical distance between these lights shall be less than the horizontal distance. (f) All steam vessels (except seagoing vessels and ferryboats) shall carry, in addition to green and red lights required by subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section, and screens as required by subdivision (d) of this section, a central range of two white lights, the afterlight being carried at an elevation at least fifteen feet above the light at the head of the vessel. The headlight shall be so constructed as to show an unbroken light through twenty points of the compass, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side of the vessel, and the afterlight so as to show all around the horizon. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 96.) Similar rules CROSS REFERENCES International rules for navigation at sea, see section 1062 of this title. Navigation rules for Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters, see section 252 of this title. Navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries, see sections 314-316 of this title. Steam pilot vessel, colored side light requirements applicable, see section 177 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 173, 174 of this title. § 173. Lights of vessel towing or pushing another vessel or vessels (article 3). (a) A steam vessel when towing another vessel or vessels alongside or by pushing ahead shall, in addition to her side lights, carry two bright white lights in a vertical line, one over the other, not less than three feet apart, and when towing one or more vessels astern, regardless of the length of the tow, shall carry an additional bright white light three feet above or below such lights. Each of these lights shall be of the same construction and character, and shall be carried in the same position as the white light mentioned in section 172 (a) of this title or the after range light mentioned in section 172 (f) of this title. (b) A steam vessel carrying towing lights the same as the white light mentioned in section 172 (a) of this title, when pushing another vessel or vessels ahead, shall also carry at or near the stern two bright amber lights in a vertical line, one over the other, not less than three feet apart; each of these lights shall be so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twelve points of the compass, so fixed as to show the light six points from right aft on each side of the vessel, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. A steam vessel carrying towing lights the same as the white light mentioned in section 172 (a) of this title may also carry, irrespective of the position of the tow, the after range light mentioned in section 172 (f) of this title; however, if the after range light is carried by such a vessel when pushing another vessel or vessels ahead, the amber lights shall be carried in a vertical line with and at least three feet lower than the after range light. A steam vessel carrying towing lights the same as the white light mentioned in section 172 (a) of this title, when towing one or more vessels astern, may also carry, in lieu of the stern light specified in section 179 of this title, a small white light abaft the funnel or aftermast for the tow to steer by, but such light shall not be visible forward of the beam. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 97; May 20, 1936, ch. 433, 49 Stat. 1367; May 21, 1948, ch. 328, § 2, 62 Stat. 249; Aug. 14, 1958, Pub. L. 85-635, § 1, 72 Stat. 590.) AMENDMENTS 1958-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85-635 designated former first paragraph subsec. (a), and eliminated second paragraph that authorized steam vessels to carry a small white light abaft the funnel or aftermast for the vessel towed to steer by. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85-635 added subsec. (b). 1948-Act May 21, 1948, provided rules for lights on pusher towboats. 1936-Act May 20, 1936, affected first sentence of section. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1948 AMENDMENT Section effective Jan. 1, 1949, see note set out under section 301 of this title. CROSS REFERENCES Navy and Coast Guard vessels exempt from compliance with this section, see section 356 of this title. Similar rules International rules for navigation at sea, see section 1063 of this title. Navigation rules for Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters, see sections 253, 254 of this title. Navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries, see section 313 of this title. § 174. Lights of sailing vessels under way and vessels being towed; exceptions (article 5). A sailing vessel under way and any vessel being towed, except barges, canal boats, scows, and other vessels of nondescript type, when in tow of steam vessels, shall carry the same lights as are prescribed by section 172 of this title for a steam vessel under way, with the exception of the white lights mentioned therein, which they shall never carry. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 97; Mar. 1, 1933, ch. 157, 47 Stat. 1417.) International rules for navigation at sea, see section 1065 of this title. Navigation rules for Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters, see section 255 of this title. Navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries, see sections 316 (b) and 317 of this title. § 175. Lights of small vessel under way in bad weather (article 6). Whenever, as in the case of vessels of less than ten gross tons under way during bad weather, the green and red side lights cannot be fixed, these lights shall be kept at hand, lighted and ready for use, and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two points abaft the beam on their respective sides. To make the use of these portable lights more certain and easy, the lanterns containing them shall each be painted outside with the color of the light they respectively contain and shall be provided with proper screens. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 97.) Similar rules CROSS REFERENCES International rules for navigation at sea, see section 1066 of this title. Navigation rules for Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters, see section 257 of this title. Navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries, see section 318 of this title. § 176. Lights of rowboats (article 7). Rowing boats, whether under oars or sail, shall have ready at hand a lantern showing a white light which shall be temporarily exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 98.) CROSS REFERENCES Similar rule, international rules for navigation at sea, see section 1067 of this title. § 177. Lights of pilot vessel on and off duty; steam pilot vessel (article 8). Pilot vessels when engaged on their station on pilotage duty shall not show the lights required for other vessels but shall carry a white light at the masthead, visible all around the horizon, and shall also exhibit a flare-up light or flare-up lights at short intervals, which shall never exceed fifteen minutes. On the near approach of or to other vessels they shall have their side lights lighted, ready for use, and shall flash or show them at short intervals, to indicate the direction in which they are heading, but the green light shall not be shown on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side. A pilot vessel of such a class as to be obliged to go alongside of a vessel to put a pilot on board may show the white light instead of carrying it at the masthead, and may, instead of the colored lights above mentioned, have at hand, ready for use, a lantern with a green glass on the one side and a red glass on the other, to be used as prescribed above. Pilot vessels, when not engaged on their station on pilotage duty, shall carry lights similar to those of other vessels of their tonnage. A steam pilot vessel, when engaged on her station on pilotage duty and in waters of the United States, and not at anchor, shall, in addition to the lights required for all pilot boats, carry at a distance of eight feet below her white masthead light a red light, visible all around the horizon and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere at a distance of at least two miles, and also the colored side lights required to be carried by vessels when under way. When engaged on her station on pilotage duty and in waters of the United States, and at anchor, she shall carry in addition to the lights required for all pilot boats the red light above mentioned, but not the colored side lights. When not engaged on her station on pilotage duty, she shall carry the same lights as other steam vessels. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 98; Feb. 19, 1900, ch. 22, § 1, 31 Stat. 30.) CODIFICATION Art. 8, which is from act June 7, 1897, comprises first 4 pars. of this section. Last 3 pars. of this section, providing for additional lights for steam pilot vessels, are from act Feb. 19, 1900. Section 2 of act Feb. 19, 1900, provided that section 1 thereof should be supplementary to both article 8 of act June 7, 1897, first 4 pars. of this section and article 8 of act Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802, § 1 (first 4 pars. of former section 78 [now 1068] of this title). CROSS REFERENCES Lights of steam vessel under way, see section 172 of this title. Lights of vessel at anchor, see section 180 of this title. Similar rules International rules for navigation at sea, see section 1068 of this title. Navigation rules for Red River of the North and rivers emptying into Gulf of Mexico and tributaries. sec section 320 of this title. § 178. Lights of fishing vessels; rafts and unspecified craft (article 9). proached by another vessel such lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent collision, so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side. (b) All fishing vessels and fishing boats of ten gross tons or upward, when under way and when not having their nets, trawls, dredges, or lines in the water, shall carry and show the same lights as other vessels under way. (c) All vessels, when trawling, dredging, or fishing with any kind of dragnets or lines, shall exhibit, from some part of the vessel where they can be best seen, two lights. One of these lights shall be red and the other shall be white. The red light shall be above the white light, and shall be at a vertical distance from it of not less than six feet and not more than twelve feet; and the horizontal distance between them, if any, shall not be more than ten feet. These two lights shall be of such a character and contained in lanterns of such construction as to be visible all round the horizon, the white light a distance of not less than three miles and the red light of not less than two miles. (d) Rafts, or other water craft not herein provided for, navigating by hand power, horse power, or by the current of the river, shall carry one or more good white lights, which shall be placed in such manner as shall be prescribed by the Commandant of the Coast Guard. (June 7, 1897, ch. 4, § 1, 30 Stat. 98; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 101-104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R. 7875, 60 Stat. 1097.) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of the Board of Supervising Inspectors of Steam Vessels under this section were transferred to the Commandant of the Coast Guard by 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. The Coast Guard was transferred to the Department of Transportation and all functions, powers, and duties, relating to the Coast Guard, of the Secretary of the Treasury and of other offices and officers of the Department of the Treasury were transferred to the Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L. 89-670, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 931, which created the Department of Transportation. See section 1655(b) of Title 49, Transportation. All functions of all officers of the Department of the Treasury, and all functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, were transferred, with certain exceptions, to the Secretary of the Treasury, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or the performance of any of his functions, by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 26, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F. R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280. set out in the Appendix to Title 5. Such Plan excepted, from the transfer, the functions of the Coast Guard, and of the Commandant thereof, when the Coast Guard is operating as a part of the Navy under sections 1 and 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard. Similar rules CROSS REFERENCES International rules for navigation at sea, see section 1069 of this title. Navigation rules for Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters, see sections 256 and 259 of this title. (a) Fishing vessels of less than ten gross tons, when under way and when not having their nets, trawls, § 179. Lights of overtaken vessel (article 10). dredges, or lines in the water, shall not be required to carry the colored side lights; but every such vessel shall, in lieu thereof, have ready at hand a lantern with a green glass on one side and a red glass on the other side, and on approaching to or being ap (a) A vessel when underway, if not otherwise required by these rules to carry one or more lights visible from aft, shall carry at her stern a white light, so constructed that it shall show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twelve points of |